1. Target
  2. Movies, Music & Books
  3. Books
  4. Non-Fiction

Writing Life Stories - 2nd Edition by Bill Roorbach (Paperback)

Writing Life Stories - 2nd Edition by  Bill Roorbach (Paperback)
Store: Target
Last Price: 9.69 USD

Similar Products

Products of same category from the store

All

Product info

<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Writing Life Stories is a classic text that appears on countless creative nonfiction and composition syllabi the world over. This updated 10th anniversary edition gives readers the same friendly instruction and stimulating exercises along with updated information on current memoir writing trends, ethics, Internet research, and even marketing ideas. Readers will discover how to turn their untold life stories into vivid personal essays and riveting memoirs by learning to open up memory, access emotions, shape scenes from experience, develop characters, and research supporting details. With creativity sparking ideas from signing a form releasing yourself to take risks in your work to drawing a map of a remembered neighborhood, this book is full of innovative techniques that prove that real stories are often the best ones.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>How to Make Memories into Memoirs, Ideas into Essays, and Life into Literature</b> <p/>From drawing a map of a remembered neighborhood to signing a form releasing yourself to take risks in your work, Roorbach offers innovative techniques that will trigger ideas for all writers. <p/><i>Writing Life Stories</i> is a classic text that appears on countless creative nonfiction and composition syllabi the world over. This updated 10th anniversary edition gives you the same friendly instruction and stimulating exercises along with updated information on current memoir writing trends, ethics, internet research, and even marketing ideas. You'll discover how to turn your untold life stories into vivid personal essays and riveting memoirs by learning to open up memory, access emotions, shape scenes from experience, develop characters, and research supporting details. <p/>This guide will teach you to see your life more clearly and show you why real stories are often the best ones.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Bill Roorbach has published six books (both award-winning fiction and nonfiction) and makes appearances at colleges and conferences across the country. He holds the Williams H.P. Jenks Chair in Contemporary American Letters at the College of the Holy Cross, in Worcester, MA.

Price History

Cheapest price in the interval: 9.69 on October 22, 2021

Most expensive price in the interval: 9.69 on December 20, 2021